sponge on

1. 1.

   apply with a sponge

   “The painter sponged on his washes”

   Broaderput on

Questions about sponge on

What does sponge on mean?

sponge on means "apply with a sponge".

Is sponge on a common word?

sponge on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.